Wyoming Valley West High School

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Wyoming Valley West High School
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Address
Wyoming Valley West High School
150 Wadham Street

Plymouth
,
Luzerne County
,
PA
18651

United States
Coordinates 41°14′29″N75°56′56″W / 41.241342°N 75.948875°W / 41.241342; -75.948875 [1]
Information
School district Wyoming Valley West School District
School number6391
PrincipalTara A. Carey [2]
Teaching staff89 11 (on an FTE basis) [3]
Grades9-12 [3]
Enrollment1,221 (2018-19) [3]
Student to teacher ratio13.70 [3]
Color(s)Burgundy and gold
Athletics conference Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District 2
Nickname Spartans
NewspaperThe West Side Story
NCES Assigned School ID422595006391
Website www.wvwsd.org/hs

Wyoming Valley West High School is a public high school in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is the only public high school in the Wyoming Valley West School District. The current building was completed in 1978.

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Students and faculty

With 1482 students and 84 FTE teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio at Wyoming Valley West High School is 17.6:1, as compared to the state average of 16:1.

The student body is 79% white and 21% non-white, as compared with the state average of 34% minority enrollment.

Sports

The school's mascot is a warrior from the ancient Greek province of Sparta. [4]

Wyoming Valley West is in PIAA District 2. [5]

"The Wyoming Valley West field hockey team defeated Palmyra 2-1 in the PIAA Class "AA" Championship. [6] "

"This is the first Class 2A state championship for Wyoming Valley West. The Spartans won the Class 3A championship in 2003. [7] "

AAA sports

AAAA sports

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "Staff Directory". Wyoming Valley West School District. Blackboard, Inc. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Wyoming Valley West SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ "the570.com" . Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  5. ↑ "piaa.org" . Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  6. ↑ "Wyoming Valley West Claims State Field Hockey Title". WNEP.com. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
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